Transnational Organized Crime in East Asia and the Pacific - A Threat Assessment

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Illegal activities in the region is presented under 12 flows, most or all of which feature Myanmar... 1. Smuggling of migrants and labour trafficking within the Greater Mekong Sub-Region... 2. Trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation within the Greater Mekong Sub-Region... 3. Migrant smuggling from East and Southeast Asia to the United States and the European Union... 4. Migrant smuggling from South and West Asia through Southeast Asia to Australia and Canada... 5. Trafficking of opiates from Myanmar and Afghanistan into East Asia and the Pacific... 6. Trafficking of methamphetamines from Myanmar and China to the region... 7. The illegal wildlife trade in East Asia and the Pacific... 8. Illicit trade in wood-based products from the region to the world... 9. Illicit trade in electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) from the world to the region... 10. Illicit trade in ozone-depleting substances (ODS) from East Asia to the world... 11. Counterfeit consumer goods from East Asia to the United States and the European Union... 12. Fraudulent essential medicines from East Asia to Southeast Asia and Africa.

Source/publisher: 

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Date of Publication: 

2013-04-00

Date of entry: 

2013-05-02

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  • Individual Documents

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Language: 

English

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2.39 MB